Senior Principal Foundry Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking an experienced leader to locally drive ramp-up for new technology introductions, coordinating with foundries, NXP tech groups, and business lines to ensure timely releases and manufacturability.

You will lead front-end process safe launch efforts, work with foundries during ramp-up, and interface with key customers on critical projects to support our business needs.

Qualifications

• Degree in physics or electrical engineering (BSc/MSc).
• 10+ years of front-end IC process integration experience in foundries.
• Knowledge of FinFET or NVM is a plus.
• Strong yield enhancement and data analysis skills.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Experience leading teams on development/transfer projects or production ramp-up.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and results-driven mindset.
• Experience collaborating with foundries and managing supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with foundries, NXP tech groups, business lines and stakeholders to qualify and release process steps.
• Own front-end process safe launch and drive manufacturability and yield during ramp-up with foundries.
• Interface with key customers on critical projects.
• Lead projects toward timely completion to support NXP business needs.
• Act as main decision-maker on process integration, balancing technical, resource, schedule, logistics and supplier factors.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor or MSc in physics or electrical engineering

Job description

APAC Central Competence Team works with external foundries to ensure stable chip supply for business lines across NXP.

The primary responsibility of this role is to locally drive the lead products ramp up under new technology introduction (NTI).

The key areas of responsibility of the jobholder are:

• Close collaboration with foundries, NXP technology groups, the business lines and various other stakeholders to qualify and release process
• Front end process safe launch owner. Closely work with foundries at ramp up phase and drive for manufacturability and yield improvement.
• Interface with key customers on critical projects.
• Lead and steer the projects towards timely completion to support NXP business needs
• Main decision maker on subjects related to process integration, striking a good balance between the various dynamics in a project; not limiting to technical judgement, resource planning, project schedule, logistics, supplier relationships etc

Requirements / preferences:

• Bachelor or MSc in physics or electrical engineering.
• >10 years of experience with front-end IC process integration, working in foundries' production or development teams
• In-depth knowledge of IC devices and processes. FinFET or NVM knowledge is a plus.
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis
• Must be fluent in English and Mandarin
• Hands on experience in being a lead; leading teams with responsibilities in development / transfer projects or production ramp up.
• Good communication skills. Having the ability to influence and steer a discussion
• Pro-active working attitude, creative, pragmatic, enterprising and result driven.
• Familiar in managing/working with foundries, maximizing leverage from foundries

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